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Liana Lowenstein

MSW, RSW, CPT-S

Celebrated Play Therapist - Canada

Certified TF-CBT Therapist

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Liana Lowenstein is a Registered Social Worker, Certified Play Therapist-Supervisor, and Certified TF-CBT Therapist who has been working with children and their families in Toronto since 1988. Her 15 books are used by mental health professionals all over the world. She is a dynamic speaker who has provided trainings throughout North America and abroad, including China, South Africa, Israel, England, New Zealand, Australia, and Slovenia. She is winner of the Monica Herbert award for outstanding contribution to play therapy in Canada.

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Course Overview

Via recorded webinar
Course Description:
APT Primary Focus Area(s):
Skills and Methods: 3 CE
Total Play Therapy CE Hours: 3 CE

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https://corewellceu.com/event/home-play-grief


When children enter therapy because they have experienced the death of a loved one, they are at a very vulnerable time in their lives. They are often anxious about the therapeutic process and reluctant or unable to talk directly about painful feelings. Therapy that is engaging and play-based can facilitate their expression of grief and loss. This webinar will combine up-to-date theory with innovative play therapy techniques. A brief theoretical overview will provide a context for the assessment and treatment interventions i.e., definitions, risk factors, developmental impact of grief, and treatment guidelines.

An innovative model for assessing and treating normative and traumatic grief in children will be outlined. The webinar will detail a variety of structured play therapy techniques, including interventions to help children bereaved by suicide and homicide. Participants will come away with a better understanding of grief theory, and many new and innovative play therapy techniques.

This training will combine lecture, activity demonstrations, videos of client sessions, and experiential exercises.  
Original recording date: March 10, 2021; Length: 120 min
Learning Objectives:
Upon the completion of this course, participants will be able to:
  • Explain the key differences between normative grief and traumatic grief
  • Identify the impact of loss at different developmental stages.
  • Identify common risk factors associated with children coping with bereavement.
  • Describe the key guidelines for explaining death to a child.
  • Describe the unique treatment issues of children coping with suicide and homicide death.
  • Apply a variety of innovative play therapy activities to help children cope with the death of a loved one. 
    Atle Dyregrov, Kari Dyregrov, Mariana Pereira, Pål Kristensen & Iren Johnsen (2020) Early intervention for bereaved children: What mental health professionals think, Death Studies, 44:4, 201-209, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1531086

    Brown, E., Amaya-Jackson, L., Cohen, J., Handel, S., De Bocanegra, H., Zatta, E., Goodman, R. and Mannarino, A. (2008). Childhood traumatic grief: A multi-site empirical examination of the construct and its correlates. Death Studies, 32, 899-923.

    Buket ?im?ek Arslan, Zeynep Özer & Kadriye Bulduko?lu (2020) Posttraumatic growth in parentally bereaved children and adolescents: A systematic review, Death Studies, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2020.1716886

    Kenney-Noziska, S. (2019). Integrating directive and posttraumatic play therapy to address childhood trauma. Play Therapy 14(2), 12-15.

    Natasha Griffiths, Trevor G. Mazzucchelli, Shelly Skinner, Robert T. Kane & Lauren J. Breen (2019) A pilot study of a new bereavement program for children: Lionheart Camp for Kids, Death Studies, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2019.1702121

    Polyxeni Stylianou & Michalinos Zembylas (2018) Peer support for bereaved children: Setting eyes on children’s views through an educational action research project, Death Studies, 42:7, 446-455, DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2017.1369472

    Wymer, B., Ohrt, J. H., Morey, D., & Swisher, S. (2020). Integrating expressive arts techniques into trauma-focused treatment with children. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 42(2), 124-139. https://doi.org/10.17744/mehc.42.2.03

    Course Access Information:

    Purchase includes 6 months of access from the date of purchase.

    CE Details:
    3 CE recorded webinar contact hour(s)

    Core Wellness, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0569, for mental health counselors, #MHC-0167 and for psychologists #PSY-0236 and for licensed marriage and family therapists #MFT-0142. Note: This course provides 3 Clinical contact hour(s) self-study credits. 

    Core Wellness, LLC is authorized by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to sponsor social work continuing education programs and maintains full responsibility for all programs. Our credits are accepted by the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors and Board of Psychologists. Please verify with your board.

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    Time Zone and Currency
    All times listed are EST (New York time); All prices are in USD.

    Passing Score and Retest Policy:
    Completing the video and achieving a posttest score of 80% or above is required to receive CE award. Open material permitted and one can retest unlimited times. Upon passing, we will email you a completion certificate within one business day. If failed, we will email you a retest in the same timeframe.


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    Fee covers: Attendance, course material and CE award to those who complete the course. Registration is open until the course sells out (when this occurs, purchase option is disabled). Please contact us with any questions or for extenuating circumstance and we will try our best to help. 
    In person/Live webinars: Purchases made within 7 days of an in-person or live webinar are non-refundable. A full refund or site credit is available within 7 days of purchase. In person refunds incur a 10% administration fee after 24 hours pass from the time of purchase. 
    After the 7-day window, you may: A) Transfer your registration to a colleague B) Access the on-demand version C) Receive site credit valid for one year from purchase date.
    On-Demand webinars: You have 7 days from purchase to request a refund. After 7 days—or once a completion certificate has been issued—refunds are no longer available. 
    Subscriptions: Are non-refundable after the initial 30-day trial, or after any videos have been completed or a single completion certificate has been issued. You may cancel at any time to avoid future renewals; access will continue through the end of the paid billing cycle.
    We understand that extenuating circumstances or technical issues may arise, please contact us and we will try to find a mutual solution. For further questions, please see the FAQ section or contact us. In the rare event of a training cancellation, a notification and full refund (for the course fee only) will be automatically sent to you via your email on file.

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    To request an accommodation, please contact us with at least 30 days prior notice.

    Financial Declarations:
    The presenter and Core Wellness hereby declare that no conflict of interest, competing interest, or commercial support for the CE program are present. Presenter receives compensation for program delivery and sales as well as sales of his/her personal books and products.


    APT Credits:
    This training is approved by APT Approved Provider #20-610 for 3 CE Hour(s) (Non-contact).

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    Core Wellness Reviews

    Michele L. Elola

    Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children was absolutely worth my time to attend. While I didn't participate in the live webinar, the content and information was incredibly useful and applicable in the support and counseling I provide for Hospice groups and camps for children and families. Ms. Lowenstein is incredibly experienced with a wealth of knowledge to share with all who attend; I valued the training and materials provided such as different play and expressive techniques used with children and teens specific to extreme trauma, i.e. suicide, homicide deaths and how to focus on clear and appropriate ways to work with both child and parent/guardian in interaction, honesty, clear focus and so on. The resources provided have already been very helpful, i.e. Jeremy's Journey and her Pinterest board, and supportive going forward in counseling my individuals and groups. I would definitely attend another Core Wellness and Liana Lowenstein training course in the future as the information is invaluable. Thank you.

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    Michele L. Elola
    Recorded Participant

    Liana is quite knowledgeable.

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    She was very informative and did well explaining the different aspects of supporting a child who's grieving.

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    I was very impressed with the trainer's competence , knowledge and skillset. I've been to many trainings on this topic and even though this is the only one which was pre-recorded, I believe I got the most from this one. That's how incredible Liana Lowenstein is. Great webinar!

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    Jennifer Stinson, BSW, MSW, RCSW,

    This training was absolutely exceptional. I loved all of it. From the resources to share with parents, the assessment and treatment plan ideas, to the examples from her own practice. Further to that also sharing the many resources and developmentally fitting strategies that she has spent much time learning about and then creating herself as well. I so appreciate the generosity and am so excited to share this with the children and families coming in to see me next week!

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    Jennifer Stinson, BSW, MSW, RCSW,
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    The instructor was amazing and very knowledgeable. The breakdown of information and the activities to further illustrate her main points were great. Overall, she gave a fantastic presentation!

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    Recorded Participant

    This content/format is exactly what I look for when I attend a training. Thank you for the abundance of interventions, resources, and knowledge provided. I also really appreciated the two recorded video sessions shown, which I found SO helpful as a visual learner. Liana was able to keep me engaged all throughout her presentation. Will definitely check out other content on Core Wellness. Thank you!

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    Very well done - I use all of Liana’s books

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    I loved it. Easy to follow and understand. Lots of great resources!

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    This training enhanced my ability to effectively work with clients experiencing grief and loss.

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    Lynnette M. Arriola, MSW, LCSW, LPC, RPT

    This training was great! It had a nice balance of theory, assessment, and interventions. I enjoyed the experiential parts of the session as it allowed demonstration of some of the techniques mentioned. I now feel more confident in addressing grief with child and adolescent clients.

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    Lynnette M. Arriola, MSW, LCSW, LPC, RPT
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    Liana is friendly and engaging and can make trainings on the most difficult topics helpful and involve elements of play that you can use in your next session.

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